描述了光萼苔属的一个新种和一个新变种:卷瓣光萼苔Porella recurve—loba和多齿光萼苔全缘变种P. campylophylla ( Lehm. & Lindenb. )Trev. var. integra,它们分别采自中国甘肃和云南。提供了上述新分类群的描述和线条图,并且讨论了与它们形态相似种类之间的区别特征。
A new species, Porella recurve-loba Y. Jia & Qiang He, and a new variety, Porella campylophylla (Lehm. & Lindenb. )Trev. var. integra Y. Jia & Qiang He, are described and illustrated. Both taxa are from China, found in Gansu and Yunnan Provinces respectively.